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The Philippine art scene has just elevated itself a notch with the third run of the award-winning Ortigas Art Festival, which has expanded Filipinos’ art consciousness and masterfully brought art within the grasp of more people. 

For one, international artists have joined the exhibit, which was especially curated by the highly talented and multi-awarded Renato Habulan, resident curator of Eskinita Gallery. 

As an added plus, the festival is featuring bocetos through Papelismo Boceto for the first time, not only to highlight the artists’ creative process, but also to allow more art enthusiasts the opportunity to own the works of renowned artists at more affordable rates. Over 300 bocetos from over 100 artists will be showcased at the exhibit. 

Papelismo Boceto Untitled by Omar Taleon

Among the artists whose works are on exhibit are independent artists Arnel Borja, Richard Buxani, Allison David, and Sam Penaso. Joining them are Arnel Agawin, Julio Austria, Jeho Bitancor, Gala Caki, Justo Cascante III, Reynold dela Cruz, Michelle Dawson, Feliciano Gallardo, Processo Gelladuga II, Katrinn Hamann, Sahid Kazi, Leonor RS Lim, Alfonso Medillo, Dengcoy Miel, Rey Padernilla, Made Palguna, Manuel Rubio, Joel Soliven, Art Zamora, and Jose Zulueta. Also on exhibit are works from three galleries, among them, Eskinita Art Gallery, Kaida Contemporary Gallery, and vMeme Contemporary Art Gallery.

A trophy from Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards and International Business Awards 2019 was awarded to Ortigas Mall for continuous and innovative effort in making art more accessible to ordinary people. 

(L-R) Monique Castañeda, Malls Marketing Manager; Mr. Renato Habulan, social realist painter and curator of Ortigas Art Festival 2020; Mr. Jimmy Ysmael, President and CEO of Ortigas Land; Arch. Renée Bacani, Vice President of Ortigas Malls; Ms. Helen Mirasol, co-organizer of Ortigas Art Festival 2020

  

“We have always believed that art should be enjoyed by people from all walks of life, and the best way to promote art appreciation is by bringing art exhibits right where people converge, which are malls. Over the past three years that we’ve had the art festival at Estancia, we were surprised to see the great and growing interest in art among Filipinos, both young and old. This is why we have continued with the art festival and added features which we think will be of added interest to more people,” said Arch. Renée Bacani, VP of Ortigas Malls. 

Mr. Jimmy Ysmael, President and CEO of Ortigas Land

Ms. Helen Mirasol, co-organizer of Ortigas Art Festival 2020

Video of Final Callback - Male Category

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A total of ₱1,600,000 is at stake, with grand winners bringing home ₱500,000 each. Two runners up will both take ₱200,000 each while the rest of the 26 finalists will receive a ₱10,000 cash prize, along with other exciting perks and freebies.

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The Philippine Center for Gift Education (PCGE), Inc. in partnership with PROMIL® FOUR spearheaded the annual National Week for the Gifted Conference, a 2-day seminar held at the Hive Hotel and Convention Place in Quezon City. With the aim of promoting discussion and learnings on giftedness, the seminar’s focal point was revisiting multiple intelligences, as discussed by experts and keynote speakers.

Meet Maxibear

Maxicare donated an amount of P100,000 to Kythe Foundation during the Maxicare Maxifest.

Awarding of Certificate of Recognition as the new record holder of Guinness World Records of Most People Hugging Soft Toys simultaneously held at Central Park, SM by the BAY Mall of Asia on December 15, 2019.

Title: Guinness World Records of Most People Hugging Soft Toys simultaneously for 10 seconds

Record Holder: Philippines

Number of Participants: 654

Previous Holder: USA with 399 participants

Your family is living a comfortable life with all their needs and wants within their reach. But what will happen if the provider of the family suddenly passes away? How can you make sure your loved ones will continue to live a good life even when you are not around?

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Sun Life's Market Outlook on Philippine Economy 2020 + Money Talks and Investment

Looking for a partner in a financial institution is one of the key challenges when you're about to learn and start to earn money.

Ms. Valerie Pama, President of Sun Life Asset Management Company, Inc. gave us welcome remarks.  She delivers some important facts in milestones about the number of investor, the amount of money invested, Prosperity Funds, number of licensed fund advisers, brokers and partner across the country.  

Plus the fact of which numerous awards received by SLAMCI in 2018. 

Ms. Valerie N. Pama

It used to be that I’d ask the celebration to be moved to the weekend when I can actually go home and be there, but then again I realized that’s kinda selfish. When he was much younger, I remember our trips to the mall so I could let him pick his favorite toy, and he would just be excited when I paid for it. This year, I wanted to make up for my absence in a different way. Plus, my brother isn’t a baby anymore, and gadgets are his new toys. 

So on the eve of his birthday, I decided to send him a cash gift as a way to show my love. I sent this through my mom, to whom I’ve been making bank transfers for my monthly “remittance.” And it couldn’t be easier. 

See, I no longer go to banks now for my fund transfer errands. I just use my phone. The stress of enduring traffic, waiting for an hour in line, and being met by unsmiling tellers is something I never want to experience again, so I’ve been more dependent on my mobile wallet GCash. 

GCash has a Send Money to Bank Account Feature that sends money to recipients real-time. It’s also the most secure way I know to transfer money without going to a bank and making over-the-counter deposits.  

With GCash, you just open the app and make sure you have enough funds in your mobile wallet for the amount of money you want to transfer. You can do this by linking your bank account or cashing in at 7-Eleven or Bayad Center.  

For this particular transaction, I wanted to send him P3,000. Good thing a part of my 13th-month bonus is intact in my GCash wallet. I tapped Send Money to Bank and input my mom’s name and account number, then pressed send. Easy peasy!

I told my mom I had sent the cash. Two hours later, when I know my brother has come home, I got a text from my brother: “Thanks Kuya for the birthday gift.” The next day I learned he treated the family to Jollibee, both lunch and dinner. And, he told me he has downloaded GCash, too, so next time I can send gifts directly to his GCash account. I couldn’t help but laugh; only my brother would have the audacity to say that to me. 

But seriously, it couldn’t be easier to send happiness to our loved ones now.